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Description

The perfect sterile growing medium. Use this expandable brick of all-natural coconut fiber (coir) to enhance your soil, making it easy for plants to stretch out their roots. Loosens hard clay soil and adds water-retaining fibers to sandy soil. Resists compacting and remains porous for air circulation. Made from coconut husks. Expands to over 2 gallons when you add lukewarm water as directed. Each brick breaks down into enough coir medium for approximately 4 trees.

I have a lot of heavy clay soil and I found that this product really helps keep the soil from re-compacting after planting. The peach tree I used it on is twice the size of the one I didn't. In addition I use leaf compost and ground tree mulch from the city and incorporate that as well to establish water and air channels.

This is fantastic for pots and for the newly planted trees and roses in my clay soil. I'm in Indiana, and these blocks work better than sand at breaking up the clay and allowing the roots to grow. Good stuff.

I have a lot of heavy clay soil and I found that this product really helps keep the soil from re-compacting after planting. The peach tree I used it on is twice the size of the one I didn't. In addition I use leaf compost and ground tree mulch from the city and incorporate that as well to establish water and air channels.

This is fantastic for pots and for the newly planted trees and roses in my clay soil. I'm in Indiana, and these blocks work better than sand at breaking up the clay and allowing the roots to grow. Good stuff.

BEST ANSWER:If you will just let a whole brick soak in a bucket 3/4 filled with water for 15 or 20 minutes or longer, the brick will begin to crumble on its own. If the brick has not completely fallen apart after soaking for a while, it is a fairly simple matter to crumble any remaining lumps with a little bit of squeezing by hand in the bucket.

BEST ANSWER:If you will just let a whole brick soak in a bucket 3/4 filled with water for 15 or 20 minutes or longer, the brick will begin to crumble on its own. If the brick has not completely fallen apart after soaking for a while, it is a fairly simple matter to crumble any remaining lumps with a little bit of squeezing by hand in the bucket.

You put them in a bucket add the required amount of water and let the water soak in anfor the required amount of time and then it will crumble as the water penetrates the brick. Makes an amazing amount of fiber.

BEST ANSWER:It really does expand as described, which amazed me and it is peat-like when moistened. One brick per tree is a good start but I would add in some compost, organic top soil or garden soil as well. Remember that much organic material that you add to native soil will eventually degrade so give those trees a good start. Don't just plant the tree directly into the coco fiber/compost: thoroughly mix it with equal amount of native soil. Good luck!

BEST ANSWER:It really does expand as described, which amazed me and it is peat-like when moistened. One brick per tree is a good start but I would add in some compost, organic top soil or garden soil as well. Remember that much organic material that you add to native soil will eventually degrade so give those trees a good start. Don't just plant the tree directly into the coco fiber/compost: thoroughly mix it with equal amount of native soil. Good luck!

Dennis, I used 1 coco fiber brick (per instructions, dissolve in 1 gallon of warm water) per tree. We planted 12 trees last fall and they all seam to be doing very well. Our soil is clay like so I mixed in some compost and black soil into the mix as well. Hope your trees do well!

I used an auger w 12" screw on it and made 4 holes about 24" deep. Used 1 block of fiber mixed into potting g Soil to backfill. This seems to work well for me. I also keep fresh mulch about 3' diameter to hold moisture better through the summer months.

BEST ANSWER:Thank you for your question. You would use this the same way as you would for tree-planting. It is an excellent soil amendment. Well-drained/aerated soil makes garlic bulbs bigger and a little sweeter, and they will be much easier to dig up when it's time to harvest them.

I have been using this COIR in my garlic beds here in Minneapolis for the past couple of years and have discontinued buying peat. I augment it for my garlic with composted manure, lime, and a liberal dose of Milorganite when I till up my beds about a month before planting. Don't forget to mulch in the spring and top dress early with additional fertilizer. BTW my favorite garlic is Music.

BEST ANSWER:Thank you for your question. You would use this the same way as you would for tree-planting. It is an excellent soil amendment. Well-drained/aerated soil makes garlic bulbs bigger and a little sweeter, and they will be much easier to dig up when it's time to harvest them.

I have been using this COIR in my garlic beds here in Minneapolis for the past couple of years and have discontinued buying peat. I augment it for my garlic with composted manure, lime, and a liberal dose of Milorganite when I till up my beds about a month before planting. Don't forget to mulch in the spring and top dress early with additional fertilizer. BTW my favorite garlic is Music.

I soaked the cocofiber in a bucket of water (a large bucket). The compressed cocofiber will expand and break apart. I usually start by filling the bucket half full of water until I see how much of the cocofiber will decompress. You want it to break apart and be easy to use with your garden soil. If it's still in clumps of compressed chunks, you'll need to add more water, but don't add so much water that you make soup out of it. The texture should be soft and easy to work with. This product helps will proper drainage as you mix it with your soil. If your ground is hard and clay-like, the cocofiber will help the root system have better drainage.

I have done fall planting of hard neck garlic for over 10 years... And live in area with relatively hard clay soil. I used the coco fiber to loosen up the soil for various plantings in my area, sometimes mixed with composted leaves, and it has worked well and similar to adding other organic material.

Can it be used for tomatoes, peppers, cabbages it squash ( tuberous plants like sweet potatoes)? In Colorado the clay soil is difficult to break down. I've added 2-3 inches a year and can only till down that far each spring.

BEST ANSWER:Yes, I soaked mine first and then added soil until I got the ratio I was looking for. The soil I was using was loose/light (no clay) and the cocofiber allowed it to hold more moisture and for a longer period of time.

BEST ANSWER:Yes, I soaked mine first and then added soil until I got the ratio I was looking for. The soil I was using was loose/light (no clay) and the cocofiber allowed it to hold more moisture and for a longer period of time.

I put the brick of coconut fiber into a 5 gallon bucket containing 2 gallons of water. I then stirred the fiber content to loosen it. Next I poured the mixture into the hole I dug for the new tree to go into.

BEST ANSWER:In my opinion, it does not smell like coconut. Now, when I order trees ??? it is common for me to receive about 30 trees at one time to plant so I'm not really focused on paying attention to what the Coco fiber smells like. However, I am sure if it did smell like coconut, I would have noticed that.

BEST ANSWER:In my opinion, it does not smell like coconut. Now, when I order trees ??? it is common for me to receive about 30 trees at one time to plant so I'm not really focused on paying attention to what the Coco fiber smells like. However, I am sure if it did smell like coconut, I would have noticed that.

BEST ANSWER:I don't think it would work too well as a mulch, I used mine To add to my worm compost box. Also good for bulking up reg soil. It holds water so I am not sure it would work well as a mulch.Hope this helps. It is fun stuff tho, gets so big when wet!,

BEST ANSWER:I don't think it would work too well as a mulch, I used mine To add to my worm compost box. Also good for bulking up reg soil. It holds water so I am not sure it would work well as a mulch.Hope this helps. It is fun stuff tho, gets so big when wet!,

T would work . But mulch is cheaper. This stuff works great when mixed with soil when planting trees. Trees planted with the ccoco fiber grew 2-3 times taller in the same time period as trees that were not planted with it.

I have 2 square foot garden plots (4x4). I would like to use the brick in each plot. One bed I will plant from vegetable seeds; the other bed will be vegetable plants. Can I just use the brick or do I need additional supplies? I reside in Southern California.

Customer Reviews

So far I've used the CocoFiber potting medium with two apple trees and a bush cherry and all three are thriving. Where I live, it is extremely sandy soil and I have had difficulty getting any kind of fruit trees (or even vegetables for that matter) to thrive. I truly believe my happy apple trees are due to this potting medium. I will continue to use it from now on when planting.

This was the first time I had ordered the cocofiber. It will not be the last! I love this stuff. It hydrates quickly, mixes with the soil well and very easy to use. I used one brick for every two trees. The trees must like it too because the are leafing out.

This was really fun to work with for the trees. My friend's kids were over and helped with this part. They loved to see the fiber expand. It worked great and it seems to have made a great impact on the roots as well.

I had a bit of a difficult time getting the right mixture, but once I did it worked well. I used it for my fall garlic planting. It will be interesting if this works up again for another planting, or if I will need to re-order.

I got several bricks of this material and believe they are responsible, in part to the excellent start my trees had. We have very sandy soil and anything that helps hold moisture as these trees are getting started is good. Based on tree growth and vigor, I would say this is the best stuff I have come across to do that job.

Used this as recommended for the planting of my Fruit Trees. I think it makes a difference. Especially if there is even a slight amount of clay in your soil where planting. Will Use it again with additional plantings.

I used the coco fiber but have no idea if it's doing any good as it's been in the ground for three weeks. The trees have growth on them so I guess that's a plus. Easy to mix and I was told that one package is good for two trees.

When first seeing the compact disc of CocoFiber I wondered how it could expand as advertised.This was fun to watch as it filled up the bucket after adding water as directed. What a perfect planting medium for my garden.